…because it was never black & white

Start the New Year off right with a gift from OLD HOLLYWOOD IN COLOR. Take your pick from any of these – or all of ’em. Simply download and print out just as you would do with a photo. If you prefer a larger size or higher quality than home printers can provide, let me suggest that you copy the image to a thumb drive and take it to you local digital print retailer such as Kinko’s. With this in mind, let’s tour the 2014 collection.

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, with Jean Harlow, in one of their last silent films LIBERTY (1929):

La Swanson, Gloria that is, in ZAZA (1923):

Ronald Colman in a fan photo circa 1929:

Buster Keaton circa 1930:

Clara Bow, who was dubbed “The It Girl,” meaning that she had “it.” Circa 1928:

A debonair-looking Al Jolson in 1935:

Greta Garbo with Nils Asther in WILD ORCHIDS (1929), one of her last silents:

Mary Astor in ROSE OF THE GOLDEN WEST (1927):

A calendar from a 1934 UK movie magazine highlighting Conrad Veidt:

Jean Harlow with Clark Gable in RED DUST (1932):

Lon Chaney Sr. as himself and as his character in THE MIRACLE MAN (1919), a lost film:

Rin Tin Tin and his mate Nanette in HERO OF THE BIG SNOWS (1926), another lost film: